In addition to earning ancillary fee income, it provides originators with an opportunity to connect with current and potential clients mired in student loan debt.

The digital title insurance, closing, escrow, and recording services provider has now raised a total of $110 million in funding.

The cloud-based mortgage closing platform’s Series D round earned $150 million for the company.

While COVID-19 pushed digitization to the forefront of lending, a majority of borrowers still want some degree of human interaction, according to a survey by ICE Mortgage Technology.

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COVID-19 has shown us that technology can rapidly evolve to meet customer needs, in areas from contactless payments to digital banking to mobile wallets. However, we still see great disparities when it comes to the use of contactless and digital banking by low- to moderate-income (LMI) workers. The question is, will emerging tech in the post-COVID economy provide an opportunity to include new people in the financial system-- or leave them even further behind?

People want their payments to be quicker, safer, and more readily available across a wider range of channels. How are industry leaders leveraging data to build stronger relationships with their clients?

A private equity capital raise earlier this year gave the company a $3.3 billion valuation.

An interactive dialogue with Founder and CEO of NorthOne on the fintech industry, the growing needs of challenger banks, and the future of SMB banking.

The financial-technology firm Plaid is close to a new round of funding at a valuation of about $13 billion, almost three months after scrapping its sale to Visa, according to people familiar with the matter.

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Top executives from the 49 companies that earned a spot in this year's ranking of the Best Fintechs to Work For cite the need for nimble shifts in business strategy, leadership style and recruiting tactics among the lessons they took away from the challenges of the coronavirus crisis.

Small, often intangible quality-of-life perks are a big part of what makes some fintechs the best ones to work for.

The Utah fintech encourages a playful attitude by devoting the first floor of its offices to entertainment and comfort with video games, Ping- Pong, a pool table and a lounge area.

Without its funhouse office, annual trips or volunteering events, the executive found ways to engage his staff virtually.

Known for giving away its signature canary-hued Converse to employees and clients, this small API-centric fintech is poised to become a significant player in open banking thanks to parent company Mastercard and its vendor status with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

Half of Facet Wealth’s employees haven’t met face-to-face. Here is how the fintech is working to strengthen community.

This venture-backed company, which specializes in creating banking and payment platform APIs for other fintechs, attracts new recruits through a culture of learning.

As credit remains tight, Opportunity Financial’s work with consumer financial services Brightside firm aims to offer a wider swath of borrowers access to small loans.

Five transactions in the past week provided cash infusions for tech companies that are developing products for real estate finance.